Ishtartha, Iṣṭārtha, Ishta-artha: 4 definitions
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Ishtartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Iṣṭārtha can be transliterated into English as Istartha or Ishtartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIṣṭārtha (इष्टार्थ).—desired object. °उद्युक्त (udyukta) a. zealously engaged in gaining one's desired object.
Derivable forms: iṣṭārthaḥ (इष्टार्थः).
Iṣṭārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms iṣṭa and artha (अर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Iṣṭārtha (इष्टार्थ):—[from iṣṭa > iṣ] m. anything desired or agreeable
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. one who has obtained a desired object, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIṣṭārtha (ಇಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥ):—[noun] the desired object, condition, benefit etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ishta, Artha.
Starts with: Ishtarthagodisu, Ishtarthakara, Ishtarthaprakatana, Ishtarthasiddhi.
Ends with: Adrishtartha, Anirdishtartha, Anishtartha, Ashlittartha, Drishtadrishtartha, Drishtartha, Klishtartha, Nisrishtartha, Paraparadrishtartha, Samdishtartha, Sandishtartha, Srishtartha, Visrishtartha, Vyaktadrishtartha.
Full-text: Ishtarthodyukta, Ishta.
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